Public Cloud Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Lloyds Banking Group
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Job summary
Lloyds Banking Group is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to enhance its Public Cloud Services Lab in Bristol. This role focuses on designing and delivering secure, scalable cloud platforms using Azure and Google Cloud.
Responsibilities include building cloud capabilities with Infrastructure as Code, API delivery, and collaborating on cloud platform strategies. The ideal candidate will have expertise in distributed systems, Kubernetes, and CI/CD practices.
Strong focus on developer experience and growth opportunities in a flexible and hybrid working model.
Qualifications
- Experience designing and delivering large-scale, distributed systems with strong focus on performance, availability, and resilience.
- Hands-on expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred).
- Strong knowledge of API design and security (REST, OpenAPI).
- Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
- Knowledge of containers and orchestration (Kubernetes).
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate cloud platform capabilities using Infrastructure as Code and modern CI/CD pipelines.
- Deliver solutions across Azure and GCP, supporting API Gateway.
- Embed secure-by-design principles across all environments.
- Define and manage Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Indicators (SLIs).
- Implement observability, monitoring, and performance optimisation.
Skills
Tools
Job description
Salary: £72,702 - £80,780
Locations: Leeds & Bristol
Working Pattern: Hybrid (minimum 2 days per week in the office)
Hours: Full-time
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're transforming the way we deliver cloud infrastructure and platform engineering, helping shape finance as a force for good.
We're looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Public Cloud) to join our Public Cloud Services Lab, where we design and deliver secure, scalable cloud platforms across Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
You’ll play a key role in enabling API-first services, integration platforms, and cloud-native solutions, supporting teams to deliver at scale through automation, reusable patterns, and engineering excellence.
The Public Cloud Services Lab provides centrally managed cloud services with a focus on:
- Security, scalability, and resilience
- Platform engineering and automation
- Developer experience and self-service platforms
- AI-driven efficiency and continuous improvement
We build ready-to-consume cloud services that make it easier for product teams to onboard, integrate, and run critical workloads.
- Design, build and operate cloud platform capabilities using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and modern CI/CD pipelines
- Deliver solutions across Azure and GCP, supporting API Gateway and integration platforms
- Embed secure-by-design principles across development and runtime environments
- Define and manage Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs)
- Implement observability, monitoring, and performance optimisation to improve reliability
- Enable API-first delivery through reusable patterns and developer enablement
- Collaborate with architecture and engineering teams to evolve cloud platform strategy
- Mentor engineers and contribute to platform engineering standards and communities of practice
Core skills
- Experience designing and delivering large-scale, distributed systems with strong focus on performance, availability and resilience
- Hands‑on expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
- Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g. Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Harness)
- Strong knowledge of containers and orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Experience with service mesh technologies (e.g. Istio)
- Knowledge of API design and security (REST, OpenAPI, authentication, authorisation, mTLS)
- Scripting skills in Python, Bash or PowerShell
- Experience defining and managing SLOs/SLIs
Cloud expertise (GCP preferred)
- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
- Cloud Load Balancing
- Cloud Armor
- Istio (service mesh)
- Cloud Monitoring / Stackdriver
Desirable experience
- API management tools (e.g. Apigee)
- CI/CD tooling (e.g. Harness)
- Secrets management (e.g. HashiCorp Vault)
- Monitoring tools (e.g. Dynatrace)
- Container tooling (Docker, Buildah, Podman)
- Experience with Node.js for API tooling
- Relevant Azure or GCP certifications
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're building a culture where you can grow, belong, and make a meaningful impact.
- Work on large-scale cloud and platform engineering initiatives
- Contribute to modern, API-first architecture and cloud transformation
- Hybrid and flexible working
- Strong focus on developer experience and engineering excellence
- Clear opportunities for career progression and learning
- Up to 15% employer pension contribution
- Annual bonus linked to performance
- Share schemes (including free shares)
- 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle
- Wellbeing initiatives and enhanced parental leave policies
We're committed to building an inclusive organisation that reflects modern society. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
If you’re passionate about cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, and building scalable systems, we’d love to hear from you.
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